The mind is like a room with many windows. Open them all and let the fresh air in.

All beings by nature are Buddha, as ice by nature is water. Apart from water there is no ice; apart from beings, no Buddha.

The path is the goal. Every step of the journey is the journey.

Life is available only in the present moment.

When we develop patience, we find that we develop a reserve of calm and tranquility.

A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.

The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.

The Four Noble Truths are not mere doctrinal propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our lives.

The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.

The development of wisdom does not occur in isolation but requires the cultivation of the entire Noble Eightfold Path.

The force of the kindness of others is so strong, we can't possibly measure it.

Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.

In Zen there must be satori; there must be a general mental upheaval which destroys the old accumulations of intellection and lays down the foundation for a new life.

Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.

Mindfulness means keeping one's consciousness alive to the present reality.

Karma is not fate but the law of moral causation, showing us that we are the architects of our own destiny.

We do not "come into" this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree.

The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: you won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The movement of love is what creates the beauty in our lives.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.

Ethical conduct is not a constraint upon our freedom but a condition of our freedom.

The path of practice moves from faith through understanding to direct realization.

The realization of impermanence leads not to despair but to a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of each moment.

Both formerly and now, it is only suffering that I describe, and the cessation of suffering.

When you note pain, you should not dwell on the thought, "I feel pain." Simply recognize the presence of pain.

Observe the reality as it is, not as you wish it to be.

The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.